The (De)Evolution of the Hawaiian Mai Tai - Tiki Drinks and Food

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Fri, May 20, 2022 3:50 PM Excellent research. Looking forward to the whole article. Unrelated, but one thing that's always bugged me is the absence of evidence of the Mai Tai being on a TV menu dated 1944. I could be wrong, but I believe 1947 is the earliest dated menu where it appears. I'm sure the drink didn't become a sensation overnight and it was likely the push in Hawaii several years later that made it so famous, so perhaps all the TV locations that existed in 1944 didn't immediately update their menus when the drink was introduced, but surely there were table tents advertising this new invention, right? But I don't believe I've seen those either. Have you put any thought into this?

Excellent research. Looking forward to the whole article. Unrelated, but one thing that's always bugged me is the absence of evidence of the Mai Tai being on a TV menu dated 1944. I could be wrong, but I believe 1947 is the earliest dated menu where it appears. I'm sure the drink didn't become a sensation overnight and it was likely the push in Hawaii several years later that made it so famous, so perhaps all the TV locations that existed in 1944 didn't immediately update their menus when the drink was introduced, but surely there were table tents advertising this new invention, right? But I don't believe I've seen those either. Have you put any thought into this?

Post #803632 by mikehooker on Fri, May 20, 2022 3:50 PM